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Five myths about why the South seceded

http://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths-about-why-the-south-seceded/2011/01/03/ABHr6jD_story.html One hundred fifty years after the Civil War began , we’re still fighting it — or at least fighting over its history.

Pathways to Freedom

http://pathways.thinkport.org/secrets/ Hidden in Plain Sight People planning to escape slavery had to be very careful. One word overheard by the wrong people could spoil even the most carefully-made plans.